Israel announces daily pauses in Gaza fighting as aid airdrops begin

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Let's start in the Middle East, where Israel has announced a pause in military operations in three areas. Tell us more.

Right. The Israeli military has announced a daily pause in military activity in three densely populated areas of Gaza to ease the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

On Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces declared a "tactical pause" in fighting from 10 AM until 8 PM local time daily until further notice in Gaza City, Deir al-Balah, and Al-Mawasi, while launching air-dropped aid.

To facilitate aid delivery, Israel has also designated secure corridors for UN and humanitarian convoys, which will be in place permanently between 6 AM and 11 PM.

More than 100 truckloads of food, medicine, and supplies were dispatched toward southern Gaza.

Meanwhile, Jordan and the UAE also airdropped about 25 tons of flour, sugar, and canned goods into the enclave.

The military pause aims to "increase the scale of humanitarian aid" amidst warnings of mass starvation.

However, aid groups say that only under 8 percent of World Food Programme trucks have successfully distributed supplies due to delays and theft, and point out that airdrops are inefficient and sometimes dangerous.